It's weird sitting out on the front porch when the amazon delivery person shows up. Like, do I get up and apologize for being a lazy dickhead, should I help him deliver the next few packages to the neighbors? I usually just end up saying something dumb, then kick myself later, dragging the delivery on in my mind for several hours. I should just run inside and hide from them next time. #amazon#hiding
Wow, someone almost lost their house to a scooter fire, except some neighbors noticed and kept the flames from spreading...
"It turns out a scooter that was plugged in for charging had its batteries explode and scattered throughout the garage. Some of the batteries ricochet to the garage door, others were all the way inside the garage."
Broke the rest of my tire levers on Tire #2 from the rims-from-he-double-toothpicks. Now, do I cry "uncle" and see if the LBS will mount this tire for me. 🤔 (Updated: Going to buy some Park TL-5 METAL tire levers next!) #BikeTooter#cycling
A little dog happiness for you. Saw this tough looking biker guy loving on his pooch today. The pooch had on a tiny pink helmet and sunglasses:) #dogsofmastodon#dogs
Working again! Cannondale SM400. New tires and tubes, and rim tape. Must be from between 1987 and 1990 or so? Will also need to lubricate the shifters. Actually my son's bike, which he was riding in college (only a few years ago). When his tires were not exploding, LOL. Apparently no one thought to change out the rim tape at his college bike repair shop. 🤨 #BikeTooter
Santa Barbara Fire PIO: "Vehicle Into Building: 7300 Blk Calle Real, Goleta. Sedan w/two adult males drove through store causing major damage. Driver transported to Goleta Valley ER w/minor injuries. No injuries to customers. Fire personnel assisting with cleanup. Store closed. CT 3:35pm"
A friend of mine was going to Phoenix on vacation and I asked them to take a photo of a roadrunner if they saw one, and voila! Never been able to get this close to one.
@virtualbri apparently this was taken right before a gruesome slaying of a nearby lizard, lol. Look at that face, tho, that’s an ancient killer right there.
I had someone telling me about how electric cars are always burning houses down, and I'm like, “Uh, I've had 6 EV now over the past 12 years, and no one I know has had their EV burn their house down.” It does happen, but it’s pretty damn rare. By comparison, fried turkeys burn down 900 houses per year, lol. #EV
This shit doesn't make sense to me. Gravity says they can deliver 500kW with NO UTILITY UPGRADES. If you’ve ever visited a Supercharger site, you’ve probably noticed the ginormous transformers nearby. The only way I know of to negate this need is with ridiculously large batteries on site, and how the fuck do you install batteries of this size unless they are going underground in this situation? How do you put out a fire if it starts underneath the sidewalk?
🐾We admitted a rather unusual patient today – a baby North American Beaver! While we do occasionally see beavers at our Center, this is by far one of the youngest we have admitted! 💚Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers discovered this kit just south of Denver alone, dehydrated, and near a deceased sibling. They trekked the tyke to our facility so our licensed rehabilitation team could assess it and provide a bit of TLC to the orphan. 🐾Once through the vital quarantine process, he’ll be immediately transferred to our partner Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation. Young beavers can be lonely when on their own, and we’re fortunate to be able to move him to Schneegas where he can thrive alongside other young beavers, learning vital skills in their large specialized enclosure before returning to the wild once more. 💚For now, our Animal Care Team has settled him into one of Greenwood’s cozy enclosures, complete with a stuffed companion, some leafy branches to munch, and daily swim time on his own personal beach. We hope this little bucked-tooth buckaroo has a comfy stay with us before he joins his new friends in Silt. #GreenwoodWildlife#Orphan#Beaver#ColoradoParksWildlife#CPW
Climate optimist: "It will be all okay! Magical billionaires will come up with a technological solution with AI and save us from climate change, all while getting rich off cryptocurrency! Their magical unicorn poop will save the world!"
Climate doomer: "ALL IS LOST! We're all gonna die! I'm giving away all my possessions and moving to a small shack in the wilderness and mourning until the end."
Climate realist: "It's not looking good out there, and it's getting worse, and it's going to get a lot, lot worse for sure. Mitigate, focus on disaster preparedness, help your neighbors, help your community, and be prepared to help people when you can. Good luck, everyone, we're going to need it"
